Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division
Sergeant Christopher Ray Wilson
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Game Warden George Harold Whatley, Jr.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Friday, October 10, 2008
Cause: Heart attack
Game Warden Teyran Micah "Ty" Patterson
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Cause: Drowned
Game Warden Justin Phillip Hurst
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Saturday, March 17, 2007
Cause: Gunfire
Game Warden Wesley Warren Wagstaff
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Tuesday, August 5, 2003
Cause: Automobile crash
Game Warden Michael Charles Pauling
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Thursday, August 2, 2001
Cause: Vehicular assault
Game Warden Franklin Bruce Hill
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1990
Cause: Drowned
Game Warden William Barry Decker
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1990
Cause: Drowned
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Tuesday, October 11, 1988
Cause: Heart attack
Game Warden James Eugene Daughtrey
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Friday, December 8, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Monday, March 25, 1968
Cause: Drowned
Game Warden Joseph Marshall Evans
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 6, 1965
Cause: Automobile crash
Game Warden John David Murphree
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Sunday, December 8, 1963
Cause: Gunfire
Texas Game and Fish Commission, TX
EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 1956
Cause: Aircraft accident
Texas Game and Fish Commission, TX
EOW: Friday, December 14, 1951
Cause: Gunfire
Game Warden Richard Moore Wynne, Jr.
Texas Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission, TX
EOW: Monday, November 1, 1948
Cause: Automobile crash
Game Warden Dawson R. Murchison
Texas Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission, TX
EOW: Tuesday, December 20, 1938
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Game Warden Harry Raymond
Texas Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission, TX
EOW: Sunday, September 14, 1919
Cause: Drowned
Deputy Game Warden Joe Williams
Texas Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission, TX
EOW: Sunday, September 14, 1919
Cause: Drowned
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 20
- Aircraft accident 1
- Automobile crash 4
- COVID19 1
- Drowned 6
- Gunfire 5
- Heart attack 2
- Vehicular assault 1
By Month
- February 1
- March 2
- May 4
- July 1
- August 3
- September 2
- October 2
- November 1
- December 4
By Gender
- Male 20
- Female 0
Predecessor Agencies